Superbowl NFTs, Hiring Outside Auto, and Tesla Earnings Breakdown

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Here are the quick hits and bright spots in automotive today, including unconventional hiring strategies, NFT Superbowl Tickets and the Tesla earnings call. 

• Tesla Earnings
  • 290% YoY
  • 2.4B Profit
  • Cybertruck pushed to 2023
    • We will produce new models when it increases output, not limits it (due to supply restrictions) - Musk
  • No 25k model coming
• Superbowl ticket holders will get a Commemorative  NFT 
  • “This isn’t the league’s first foray into ticket NFTs, but it will definitely be the most high profile.”
  • “The NFL began offering such tokens in November to fans who purchased their tickets for select games through SeatGeek, StubHub, or Ticketmaster. The league distributed a total of 250,000 overall.”
• Hiring from outside Automotive is a hit
  • “Keyes Hyundai of Mission Hills in Los Angeles is finding sales and customer satisfaction success with its practice of hiring automotive retailing outsiders.”
  • "’What we decided to do is to stop looking at resumes and stop looking for car people,’ Kevin Grant, General Manager, told Automotive News. ‘And let's start hiring for personality.’" 

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